I Love My Body by Louise Hay, author of You can Heal your Life 0937611026, 9780937611029

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ILoveMy Body AA

A 30-day to

affirmation guide

a healthy, beautiful body by

Louise L.

Hay m

I Love

My

Body A 30-day to

affirmation

guide

a healthy, beautiful body.

by LOUISE L

HAY

HAY HOUSE 3029 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 (213) 828-3666

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Copyright® 1985 by Louise L Hay HAY HOUSE 3029 Wilshire Boulevard Santa Monica, CA 90404

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March 1986 the United States of America

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the bodies on the planet, dedicate this offering with love.

To I

all

30 Days to a Healthy Body

Little babies love every inch

of their

bodies (including

no shame, and no

own feces). They have no guilt, along comparison You were like that, and then somewhere "not were you you told the line you listened to others who thinking body your criticize good enough." You began to flaws were. that perhaps that's where your

their

loving our drop all that nonsense and get back to they are. Of course bodies and accepting them totally as our bodies love, they will will change-and if we give Let's

they

change

for the better.

of humor and The subconscious mind has no sense what we say accepts does not know false from true. It only builds. By which from and what we think as the material over and affirmations BODY" "I LOVE MY it

repeating these over we will be planting new seeds subconscious mind, and they will

in

the

fertile soil of

become

your

true for you.

and

Stand in front of a mirror and repeat each Do this twice a day. Also the new thought patterns ten times. affirmation

sometime during the day^

write the affirmations ten times Work with oneaffirmationadayuntilyouhavegonethrough any part of your body you the whole booklet. Then if there is that particular with-use problem still dislike or have a until positive or month, a least affirmation daily for at

change takes

place.

doubts or fears or negative thoughts come up, just that recognize them for what they are— old limiting beliefs to Say you. over power no have They want to stay around. your repeat Then you." need longer no them gently, "Out! If

I

affirmation again.

way, within a short time you will have a body you giving you really love. And your body will respond by working will be excellent health. Each part of your body lines find even will perfectly as a harmonious whole. You straightening. posture disappearing, weight normalizing, and In this

That which

we

constantly affirm must

become true for us.

Notes

Day

1

My

I Lave

Mind My Mind enables me

to

the beautiful Miracle of

my

glad to be that

I

alive.

I

recognize Body.

affirm with

have the power

I

am

my Mind

to heal myself.

My Mind chooses the thoughts that create my future moment by moment. My power comes through the use of my Mind. choose thoughts that make me feel good. love and appreciate my beautiful Mind! I

I

Notes

Day 2

My

I Love

Hair I

of

trust the

my

process

life

every need and

and peaceful.

my

of

I

relax

beautiful hair

luxuriously.

I

lovingly

take care

grow strong

I

my

room

to

scalp and give

to

grow

groom my

hair

and choose the thoughts that support love and its growth and strength. I

appreciate

my

beautiful hair!

Notes

Day 3

My

I Love

Eyes I

have perfect

vision.

every direction.

my

my

chooses the way with

new

eyes.

I

see clearly

see with love my

I

present and

I

I

create the

life

I

look at

life.

see the good I

love to look

and appreciate my

past,

My mind

future.

everyone and everywhere.

in

see

I

in

now at.

lovingly I

love

beautiful eyes!

Notes

Day 4

My

I Love Ears I

am balanced and

with

all

of

life.

I

poised and one

choose the thoughts

harmony around me. listen to the good and the pleasant.

that create

with love I

in

I

hear the cry

for love that

everyone's message.

understand others, and

compassion ability to

for

hear

them.

life.

love

I

am

hidden willing to

have

rejoice

in

my

have a receptive

am willing to hear. and appreciate my beautiful ears!

capacity of mind. I

I

I

I

is

I

Notes

Day 5

I Love

My

Nose am at peace with everyone around me. No person, place or thing has any power over me. am the power and choose the authority in my world. thoughts that recognize my own true recognize my own intuitive worth. am ability. trust my intuition for I

I

I

I

I

I

always

and

in

contact with Universal

Truth.

I

always go

direction for me.

my

I

beautiful nose!

love

in

Wisdom

the right

and appreciate

Notes

Day 6

I Love

My

Mouth I

nourish myself by taking

ideas.

in

new

prepare new concepts

I

digestion and assimilation.

I

for

make

decisions with ease based upon the principles of Truth.

I

have a good taste

choose the thoughts that enable me to speak with love. speak

for

life.

I

I

up

for

worth.

my own and appreciate my

myself secure I

love

beautiful mouth!

in

true

Notes

Day 7

I Love

My

Neck acknowledge other viewpoints and other ways of doing am free to acknowledge all things. am willing to change. choose the I

willingly turn to

it

I

I

I

thoughts that keep ideas and I

I

in

my

me

flexible in

my

creative expression.

express myself freely and joyously.

am

safe.

I

love

beautiful neck!

and appreciate my

Notes

Day 8

I Love

My

Shoulders I

shoulder

ease.

My

responsibilities with

My burdens

feathers free

my

and

the wind.

in I

are light— like

stand

I

joyfully carry

my

tall

and

experiences.

shoulders are beautiful and straight

choose the thoughts that make my way easy and free. Love love my life. releases and relaxes. and

strong.

I

I

I

love

and appreciate my

shoulders!

beautiful

Notes

Day 9

I Love

My

Arms I

am

protective of myself

loved ones. I

I

have great

experiences.

enjoyment

of

My life

easily

direction.

capable

I

am my

my

joy. life's

capacity for the is

enormous.

and move

me in

I

to

choose accept

any

strong and able and

at all times.

appreciate

of

welcome life with ability to embrace

the thoughts that enable

change

and

I

love

and

beautiful arms!

Notes

Day 10

I Love

My

Hands My hands are free

hold

to

life

any

in

way they wish. My hands have endless ways of handling events and people. choose the thoughts that handle my experiences with joy and with ease. I

Each

detail

right order.

is I

taken care

handle

life

of in Divine

with love;

am secure, am safe, am at peace. love and myself. appreciate my beautiful hands!

therefore, I

I

I

I

I

am

Notes

Day

11

My

I Love

Back I

am

supported by

life

emotionally supported. fears.

I

feel loved.

all

that

which

trust the

is

in

of

me

in

my

all

I

of

I

let

me.

I

go

of

now

choose the

I

my needs.

know

stand straight and

by the love

all

Life

expected and

unexpected ways. I

of

life.

thoughts that supply prospers

feel

release the past

I

back

process

I

release

I

past experiences.

and

me.

itself.

life.

beautiful back!

I

love

that

tall

life is

for

supported

and appreciate

Notes

Day 12

My

I Love Chest I

take

in

and give out nourishment

in

perfect balance. Life supplies everything I

need.

I

am

free to

be me, and

others the freedom to be Life

protects us

us to grow up. I

all.

I

It

my

for

us

they are.

safe for

all

of

nourish only with love.

choose the thoughts

freedom

is

who

allow

I

all.

beautiful chest!

I

that create

love

and appreciate

Notes

Day 13

My

I Love

Lungs I

have a

a right to exist.

and

I

fully

my

environment.

my

take

freely.

life

supplies

up space.

right to take

I

It

in is

have

and give out safe to take

trust the

breath

I

Power

that

such great

in

enough breath shall choose to last for as long as live. There is enough life and abundance. There

is

I

sustenance

choose

to last for

to live.

I

as long as

now choose

thoughts that create safety

and appreciate my

in

for

I

to

shall

the

me.

I

beautiful lungs!

love

Notes

Day 14

My

I Love

Glands IVIy glands are the starting points

for

my Self-expression. My Self-expression is my own unique approach to life. am a unique individual. respect my I

I

individuality. of in

my my

being life.

all

My

the thoughts spiritual

originate

I

the

good

originality I

choose

I

find unfolding

begins with

to think.

My

immunity and strength are

strong and balanced. I

the depth

in

I

have "get up and go."

appreciate

all

my

am I

a go-getter.

love

and

beautiful glands!

Notes

:

Day 15

My

I Love

Heart My

heart lovingly carries joy

my body, nourishing the cells. Joyous new ideas are now am the circulating freely within me.

throughout

I

joy of I

life

expressing and receiving.

now choose

the thoughts that create

an ever-joyous now. every age.

at

direction, I

I

It

is

radiate love

and my whole

love with

appreciate

my my

safe to be alive

heart.

I

in

every

life is

love

and

beautiful heart!

a

joy.

Notes

Day 16

My

I Love

Stomach It is

with joy that

experiences I

of

digest the

I

easily assimilate

of every day. All

each new moment well

is

choose the thoughts being. I

trust

I

need.

I

enough

life

to

know my just as

I

agrees with me.

Life

life.

in

feed

me

self-worth.

am.

I

assimilate this thought

me.

I

love

world.

am

that I

which

am good

a Divine, Life.

I

and make

and appreciate my

beautiful stomach!

I

my

that glorify

Magnificent Expression of

for

my

it

true

Notes

Day 17

I Love

My

Liver

I

go

let

I

of everything

joyfully release

all

I

no longer need.

irritation, criticism

and condemnation. My consciousness is now cleansed and healed. Everything in

my

life

is

in

Divine right order.

Everything that happens

highest

good and greatest

love everywhere

in

my

life.

my

for

is

joy. I

liver!

I

love

find

choose the

thoughts that heal, cleanse and me.

I

and appreciate my

uplift

beautiful

Notes

Day 18

My

I Love

Kidneys It is

safe for

accept the

me

life

I

to

grow up and

have created.

I

to

release

and welcome the new. My

the old

kidneys efficiently eliminate the old

poisons

of

my

mind.

thoughts that create I

accept everything

perfect. love.

I

My emotions

love

kidneys!

now choose the my world; therefore, in my world as I

are stabilized

and appreciate my

in

beautiful

Notes

Day 19

I Love Spleen

My

my only obsession My

life.

and

true identity

love

and

joy.

that create joy for

my

life.

My

spleen

and normal.

I

am

I

with the joy of

is

one

is

me is

in

every area of

healthy and happy

safe.

I

and appreciate my

spleen!

peace

choose the thoughts

choose

experience the sweetness love

of

of

to

life.

beautiful

I

Notes

Day 20

My

I Love Waistline I

have a beautiful

and

natural

waistline.

and very

is

It

flexible.

I

normal

can

bend and twist in every direction. choose the thoughts that allow me I

enjoy exercise

in

pleasing to me.

a form that

My

perfect size for me.

appreciate

my

waistline I

love

is

is

the

and

beautiful waistline!

to

Notes

Day 21

My

I Love

Hips I

carry myself through

has

I

always something

am moving

toward. Every age

its

and goals.

interests

the thoughts that keep

and powerful. seat of

my

perfect

is

balance. There

new

life in

my

life.

am

I

I

my

I

hips firm

powerful

love

choose at

the very

and appreciate

beautiful hips!

">..•

I

Notes

Day 22

I Love

My

Colon I

in

am an open channel and through

and

joyfully.

I

for

me— freely,

good

to flow

generously

willingly release

all

thoughts and things that clutter or clog. All

perfect

is

in

normal, harmonious and

my

life.

ever-present now. that

I

I

live

only

in

the

choose the thoughts

keep me open and receptive

the flow of

life.

assimilation

I

and

have perfect elimination.

and appreciate my

to

intake, I

love

beautiful colon!

Notes

Day 23

My

I Love Bladder I

am

at

peace

with

my thoughts and

am at peace with those around me. No person, place or thing has any power over me, for am choose the only thinker in my mind. the thoughts that keep me serene. emotions.

I

I

I

I

willingly

and

lovingly release old

concepts and ideas. They flow out

me

easily

and

appreciate

my

joyously.

I

love

and

beautiful bladder!

of

Notes

Day 24

My

I Love

Genitals I

rejoice

in

my

sexuality.

It

is

normal

and perfect for me. My genitals are beautiful and normal and am good natural and perfect for me. enough and beautiful enough exactly

and

natural

I

as

I

am,

right

here and right now.

I

my body gives is safe for me to enjoy my body, me. choose the thoughts that allow me to

appreciate the pleasure It

love I

and approve

love

of

myself at

and appreciate my

genitals!

all

times.

beautiful

Notes

Day 25

My

I Love

Rectum see the beauty

I

cell

and

in

of

my body

every organ.

My

in

every

rectum

is

as normal and. natural and beautiful as

any other part of my body. accepting of each function

body and

rejoice

perfection.

My

in its

heart

I

am totally of my

efficiency

and

and my rectum

and my eyes and my toes are all equally important and beautiful. I

choose the thoughts

to

that allow

accept with love every part

my

body.

I

love

me

of

and appreciate my

beautiful rectum!

Day 26

My

I Love

Legs I

now choose and

hurts past.

As

I

I

pains.

am

a

forgive

thighs

have

to release I

all

refuse to

now person

old childhood live in

living in today.

and release the

become

firm

and

total mobility to

beautiful.

move

in

I

any

I

calf

muscles are relaxed and strong.

choose the thoughts

move

my

past,

move forward in life unencumbered by the past. My

direction.

the

forward with

appreciate

my

that allow

joy.

I

love

beautiful legs!

I

me

and

to

Notes

Day 27

My

I Love

Knees I

am

and

flexible

forgiving.

ease.

I

and I

flowing.

bend and

I

am

giving

flow with

have understanding and

compassion, and

I

past and everyone

easily forgive the in

it.

I

acknowledge

others and praise them at every turn.

choose the thoughts that keep me open and receptive to the love and I

joy that I

is

flowing freely everywhere.

kneel at the altar of myself.

and appreciate my

I

love

beautiful knees!

Notes

Day 28

My

I Love Feet I

I

have such wonderful understanding. stand firmly rooted

understanding

and I

of

am

of

in

the Truth.

My

myself and of others

life itself is

constantly growing.

nourished by Mother Earth, and

the Universal Intelligence teaches

me

all

need

I

to

this planet safe

forward toward I

move

space.

with I

know.

and secure moving

my

love

feet!

greater good.

ease through time and

choose the thoughts

a wonderful future, I

walk upon

I

and

I

and appreciate my

that create

move

into

beautiful

it.

Notes

Day 29

My

I Love Skin

My individuality

is

The past is am free and

safe.

and forgotten. choose the safe in this moment. thoughts that create joy and peace for myself. My skin is youthful and smooth

forgiven

I

I

on every part caress youth.

of

my My

my skin. My skin is my

cells

I

love to

have eternal

the mantle that

protects the temple

appreciate

body.

I

live in.

beautiful skin!

I

love

and

Notes

Day 30

I Love

My

Body

M

ly

I

body

rejoice that

my

have chosen

in this lifetime.

size

so

I

body because

particular

me

a glorious place to

is

It

and shape and

well.

I

body.

is

it

live.

this

is

perfect for

the perfect

color.

It

serves

marvel at the miracle that I

that create

me is

choose the healing thoughts

and maintain my healthy

body and make me and appreciate my

feel

good.

I

love

beautiful body!

Notes

Notes

Hi

Notes

Notes

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Holistic Healing

Recommendations

BODY Nutrition

Food Combining, Macro-Biotic. Natural Herbs, Vitamins, Bach Flower Remedies, Homeopathy. Diet,

Exercise Yoga, Trampoline, Walking, Dance, Cycling. Tai-Chi, Martial Arts,

Swimming, Sports,

Etc.

Alternative Therapies

Acupuncture, Acupressure, Colon Therapy, Reflexology, Radionics, Chromotherapy,

Massage & Body Work Alexander, Bioenergenics, Touch for Health, Feldenkrais, Deep Tissue Work. Rolfing, Polarity, Trager. Reiki.

Relaxation Techniques Systematic Desensitization, Deep Breathing, Biofeedback, Sauna, Water Therapy (Hot Tub), Slant Board, Music.

Books Getting Well Again - Simonton Herbally Yours - Royal How to Get Well - Airola

Food Is Your Best Medicine - Bieler You Can Heal Your Body - Hay

MIND Affirmations, Mental Imagery,

Guided Imagery,

Meditation, Loving the Self.

Psychologial Techniques Gestalt, Hypnosis, NLP, Focusing, T.A., Rebirthing, Dream Work, Psycho Drama, Past Life Regression, Jung, Humanistic Psychotherapies, Astrology, Art Therapy.

Groups Insight, est,

Loving Relationship Training, All 1 2-Step Programs,

ARAS, Ken Keyes Groups, Aids Project, Rebirthing.

Books Creative Visualization Visualization - Bry

-

Gawain

Focusing - Gendlin The Power of Affirmations - Frankhauser Superbeings - Price Love is Letting Go of Fear - Jampolsky Teach Only Love - Jampolsky A Conscious Person's Guide to Relationships Moneylove - Gillies Loving Relationships - Ray Celebration of Breath - Ray You Can Heal Your Life - Hay

-

Keyes

SPIRIT Prayer Asking for What You Want, Forgiveness, Receiving (Allowing the Presence of God Accepting, Surrendering. Spiritual

to Enter),

Group Work

Siddah Foundation, Rajneesh Foundation, Self Realization,

M.S.I.A., T.M.,

Religious Science, Unity

Books Course in Miracles - Foundation for Inner Peace Autobiography of a Yogi - Yoganananda Any book by Emmett Fox The Nature of Personal Realty - Roberts Your Needs Met - Addington The Manifestation Process - Price The Science of Mind - Holmes

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As a metaphysical counselor, Louise devotes her life to assisting others in discovering and using the full potenof their own innate healing powers. Her students are able to clear away the blocks that keep them from robust health and from having what they want in life.

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